Contingency Management May Cut Drug Use, Hospitalization

Contingency Management May Cut Drug Use, Hospitalization
… from drugs, was so effective in a pretty severe population," Michael G. McDonell, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, told Medscape Medical … Read more on Medscape

Patrick Kennedy will campaign against legalizing pot
Patrick Kennedy, who has fought publicized battles against pain killer addiction and alcohol abuse, is set to unveil a new organization called Project SAM (“Sensible Approaches to Marijuana”) that will oppose the legalization of cannabis. The project … Read more on Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

SD chief justice to discuss drug, alcohol courts
Gilbertson has said he will talk about courts that keep offenders with drug or alcohol addictions out of prison as long as they complete intensive treatment programs. Gilbertson was appointed to the South Dakota Supreme Court in 1995 and has been chief … Read more on Seattle Post Intelligencer